Combined poker and clinker tongs



C. E. VOGHT COMBINED POKER AND CLINKER ToNGs Filed April 2s, 1924 JNVENTOR CZ. @h

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WITNESSES Patented Feb. 17, 1925i.

CLAUDE E. VUGHT, OF HOGHTON, MICHIGAN,

COMBIED POKER AND CL-INKER TONG-S.

Application filed April 23, 1924.

To aIZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLAUDE E. Voenr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Houghton, in the count-y oi' Houghton and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined-Poker and Clinker Tongs, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to improvements in furnace stoking implements, and it consists of'the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide an implement which hardly larger than an ordinary furnace poker, yet combines the qualities ot' a poker and clinker tongs.

Other objects and advantages appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the im-r proved implement,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof,

Figure 8 is a detail section of the locking sleeve,

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4l-4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a cross section 5 oi Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 oi- Figure 2.

y Tn carrying out the invention use is made of a length of seamless tubing 1 which constitutes the stock of the implement. This stock is round for the greater part of its length, but near that end at which the time 2 appears it is made noncircular, preferably square as shown at 3. Y

The noncircular portion is bent out at right angles to form the tine 2, the outermost side of the square tubing being re moved to provide what. might be called a hollow jaw for the reception of the complementary tine or solid jaw 4e. The edges of the remaining sides of the hollow jaws 2 are serrated at 5 to coact with similar ser rations 6 on the confronting tace ol'l the jaw 4 for the purpose of holding clinkers.

A noncircular rod 7 carries the comple mentary solid jaw t, the latter being bent out :trom the former as is readily seen in Figure 2. The rod 7 occupies 'substantially all of the noncircular port-ion 3 of the stock. A reach' rod 8 screws into the upper end of the noncircular rod 7, and thus makes the connection of the latter with the bar 9 of the handle 10. The rod 8 may be turned on the line 5 Serial No. 708,514.

slightly in the treaded hole which it occupies.

Fixed inside ot' the stock 1 by means of screws 12 is a sleeve 11 in which the handle bar 9 is slidable. The screws 12 are accessible from the outside. The sleeve 11 has a full length slot 1i in which a screw pin 15 works. The pin is carried by the handle bar 9 and keeps said bar from turning so long as t-he pin occupies the slot.

ri notch 1G formed in the upper part oft the sleeve 11 receives the pin 15 when the bar 9 is pulled out sui'liciently far and given a slight turn to the right. A collar 17, held in place in the stock 1 by a screw 18, stops the outward movement ot' the handle bar 9 when reached by the pin, and forms a closure for both the slot 11i and notch 16.

The screws pin 15 is driven into the handle bar through a hole 19 (Figures 1 and fl) in the stock 1. This hole is also used to injet oil or grease for lubrication. The handle bar has a threaded hole 2O (Figure Li) into which the pin is screwed. The handle bar is readily brought into position so that the holes 19 and 2O register for the insertion of t-he screw. The end of the screw comes below the internal surface oi the stock 1 so that the handle bar can be turned when required.

Fixed inside or' the stock 1 by means oi screws 21 is astop collar 22 against which the lower end of a relatively long spring 23 rests. This spring provides the tension necessary to keep the jaws 2 and 4L closed, either upon each other or upon a clinker. To this end the opposite end of the spring bears against a collar 24.

This collar is shown secured at 25 to the reach rod 8. The reach rod extends through into the end ol the bar 9 where it is secured at 26. If it be desired to make the collar 24 integral with the bar 9 and then fasten the reach rod therein such modilication may readily be adapted without departing from the particular principle involved.

A spring 27 bears against the collar 21 and the iixed sleeve 11. Obviously the spring collar is movable with the handle rod 9. The sole purpose of the spring 27 is to hold the jaws 2 and 4; locked when the pin 15 rests in the notch 1G and the implement is used as a poker.

The operation is as follows: The screw pin 15 must be free to move in the slot 1l when the implement is used as a clinker tongs. The stock 1 is grasped in the left hand, the handle l0 in the right hand. Keep a firm grip on the stock and push away with the handle. This opens the jaws 2 and et sov that a clinker may be grasped.

The pressure of the spring against the collar 24 keeps the jaws closed against the clinker, and a further push against the handle releases the clinker.

To convert the implement into a poker the user pulls on the handle 10 toward him and pushes on the stock 1 away from him. The handle is given a slight turn to ther right when the pin 15 is 'felt to have reached the collar 17, whereupon the pin enters notch 16. rEhe resulting tension ot' the short spring 9,7 keeps the jaws 2 and 4f locked.

Inasmuch as the square aw rod 7 yoccupies the square portion 3 of the stock there can be no turning of the one within the other. The necessary turning of the handle bar 9 results in a screwing in or unscrewing of the reach rod in the end oi' the rod 7.

To disassemble the implement it is necessary to remove the screws 12, 18 and the screw pin 15. This loosens the collar 17 and the sleeve 11. The handle 10 `is turned until the rod 8 is unscrewed from the jaw rod 7. A pull on the handle vthen results in the parts coming out all in one.

While the construction of the improved implement as herein described and claimed is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the claims.V

- I claim 1. An implement of the character described, comprising a stock Vhaving hollow non-circular portion, a non-circular jaw bar slidable in said portion, complementary jaws formed in the stock and jaw bar, means constituting a bar by which the jaw bar is carried and slid to open and close the jaws, means by which the jaws can be lockedl together upon turning said bar means, and means including threads by which the connection of the bar means with the jaw bar is made permitting the necessary turning ot the bar means.

2. An implement ot the character described, comprising a tubular stock having a jaw, a jaw' bar slidable in the stock andv having a complementary jaw, ln ndle having a bar slidable in the stock, a reach rod connecting the jaw and handle bars, a collar on the handle bar, a collar fixed in the tubular stock, and resilient means including a spring` situated betweensaid collars tending to keep the jaws closed.

3. An implement of the 'character described, comprising a tubular stock having a jaw, a jaw bar slidable in the stock and having a complementary jaw, a handle having a bar slidable in the stock, a reach rod connecting the jaw and handle bars, a collar lon the handle bar, a collar iXed -in the tubular stock, resilient means including a spring situated between said collars tending to keep the jaws closed, slotted means including a sleeve iiXed within the stock and having a recess, and a pin carried by the handle bar riding in the slot and entering the recess upon pulling on and turning the handle to close the jaws, the connection ot said reach rod with the jaw rod being threaded and permittingV the necessary turning oi' the handle.

fl. An implement ot the character described, comprising a tubular stock having a jaw, a jaw bar slidable `in the stock and having a complementary jaw, a handle having a bar slidable in the stock, a reachV rod connecting the jaw and handle bars, a collar on the handle bar, a collar iixed in the tubular stock, resilient means including a spring situated between said collars tending to keep the jaws closed, slotted means including a sleeve lined w-ithin the stock and having a recess, a pin carried by the handle bar riding in the slot and entering the recess upon pulling on and turning the handle to close the jaws, and resilient means including a spring between the handle bar collar and sleeve to hold the pin in said recess and keep the jaws locked.

5. An implement of the character described, comprising a tubular stock including a non-circular portion terminating in a serrated jaw, a collar fastened in the opposite end ot the stock, a slotted sleeve tixed in the stock abutting the collar and having a recess in the adjacent edge in communica-` tion with the slot, a collar fixed -in the stock, a handle having' a handle bar occupying the sleeve and having a pin riding in the slot keeping the handle from turning, a reach rod secured to the handle bar, extending through and guided by said lined stock collar, a collar situated at the juncture ot said bars, a non-circular movable jaw rod occupying said non-circular stock portion and having a complementa-ry serrated jaw, a loosely threaded connection between the reach and jaw rods permitting turning ot thehandle when 'the pin is raised to registration with the recess, a spring` between the handle bar, collar and sleeve holding the pin and recess in engagement and the jaws locked, and a spring between said collar and the stock collar supplying tension to the movable jaw.

CLAUDE E. VUGHT. 

